Suede

Not this time, I think. This gets better the more I listen to it ('too much reverb' mix notwithstanding). The new Bowie track I couldn't ever imagine wanting to listen to again.

Another thing: the second time the word "barriers" is used in every chorus, something musical happens that makes it sound very very Suedey.

It's got that Suede trademark odd 'wuergh' chord change. If you know what I mean. Kind of the exact opposite of what Noel Gallagher would come up with.

i didn't actually think clicking on the Suede link today would get me a new song. what a pleasant surprise.

on first listen it sound pretty damn good to me, at least it's not all slow and stuff. like others have said, it sounds like Suede. now looking forward to hearing the album.

Since there's an "ILX covers" for the new Bowie, wouldn't it be fun to have one for the new Suede, in parallel ?
I don't think the tracklist has been released yet but I'm pretty sure Ned would be the man to run this project too, huh !

Yeah no tracklist, also Bowie's return is way more of an open goal/out of nowhere effort from a much more notable musician, so.

yeah, of course. just the idea of suede and bowie releasing an album at the same time after such a long time seemed fun !
I'm not even sure enough people care about suede on ILX to make an EP cover !

I think there'll be enough interest if they release a tracklisting with typically Suede-y song titles.

To make the first listen of the forthcoming Suede album more fun, I've devised a little game for myself called 'Suede lyric bingo'... basically, as soon as Brett sings one of the following words, cross them off the list and see if you can get a line or a full house:

'he', 'she', 'dead', 'gone', 'shaking', 'obscene', 'machine', 'killer', 'street', 'sound', 'underground', 'sex', 'nowhere', 'town', 'house', 'estate', 'cheap', 'gasoline', 'petrol', 'car', 'star', 'shit', 'fuck/fucker/fucking', 'bed', 'motorway', 'new', 'head', 'film', 'girl', 'boy', 'woman', 'man', 'stupid', 'beautiful', 'council', 'life', 'together', 'another', 'stay', 'stereo', 'heavy metal', 'stutter', 'thug', 'mouth', 'city', 'aaaaa-haaaaaaow'.

Actually I think you just wrote a new song for them.

you forgot "nuclear" !

and 'maisonette'

also 'anything that might be a vague J G Ballard reference'

instead of covering the tracklist for the next suede album we could imagine the tracklist !

you forgot "nuclear" !

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, January 11, 2013 11:56 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and 'maisonette'

― scattered to the nine vectors (snoball), Friday, January 11, 2013 11:58 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Added both of those to the list... also 'wind', 'rain', 'mind', 'smack' and 'crack'.

This is that new rap direction they were supposed to be going in, right?

Actually I think you just wrote a new song for them.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, January 11, 2013 4:19 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

If David Bowie ever fancies doing another one of his cut-up lyrics, I'd be interested to see what he'd come up with with this bunch!

Bowie has a computer program which can do the cut up process electronically, without having to write out all the words on little bits of paper. Someone should give him a link to ILX.

Oh, and 'lover', got to get 'lover' in there as well.

Bowie has a computer program which can do the cut up process electronically, without having to write out all the words on little bits of paper. Someone should give him a link to ILX.

― pure dressed up like a white ninja (snoball), Friday, January 11, 2013 6:19 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You never know, Bowie likes his internet doesn't he? He probably might have stumbled across these parts at some point or another. In which case... hi, Dave! Drop in, see you around, come back if you're this way again!

We got art!

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/49181/da107943.jpg

We got tracklist!

1. Barriers
2. Snowblind
3. It Starts and Ends With You
4. Sabotage
5. For the Strangers
6. Hit Me
7. Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away
8. What Are You Not Telling Me?
9. Always
10. Faultlines

*cough* ILX pre covers album *cough*

maybe "sabotage" is a beastie boys cover ?
the art is a bit cheap.
and he didn't use ANY of the lyric bingo words (in the titles) !

Snoball: if I wasn't hipdeep in the Bowie precovers album then yes.

Meantime if you're made of money

http://www.thestereoboutique.com/eu/s/suede/?intcmp=130115/suede/wmi/hp_sp/s_hp/but/bdy/row/store

maybe "sabotage" is a beastie boys cover ?

Nah...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKoAzDv9F40

I like the artwork... very Suede-like. Almost like a darker version of the Coming Up sleeve art, even! It's great that they've at least gone with something which has a bit of continuity to it rather than go with something wildly different.

oh it's totally suedey. but I dunno, I find the picture very cheap. it's certainly the idea, though !

too bad for "sabotage" that would have been an interesting concept (also the video)...

But instead of US 70's cop shows, they could have done it in the style of The Professionals.
http://watchplayread.com/files/2011/03/theprofessionals.jpg

Like the sleeve too, did Peter Saville do it?

Actual first single.

https://soundcloud.com/lunamothsuede/suede-it-starts-and-ends-with

That's two out of ten songs I like now, that's already better than A New Morning.

Not bad! Like "Barriers" a touch more on first blush but both good indeed.

I'm so desperate for them to pull this off and make a great album, even more than when the Tears album came out.

this will be a good album.

hum. the link doesn't seem to work anymore...

1h 15 minutes into this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qfhrd

Found it at 1h25m in that programme. It's kind of an innocuous radio song. About as good as The Tears.

I'm trying to hold off listening to this for as long as possible, try and keep as many surprises as possible for the first listen.

Official video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D54iGj64dis

fact : bands that use same logo/font throughout their career = classic ..

Well the sound on that YouTube clip isn't as mangled as that 6Music stream, but I still can't make out the first bit of the chorus:

Shoot up on
Justin's farter
Crawl up off my knees
of water
I cling on by my nails
to the sweet Cinzano

Didn't expect to be interested in hearing a new Suede album in 2013, but between this and "Barriers" I am.

I wasn't massively excited when I first heard these two songs, but they're pretty solid after a few listens.

Yeah, "pretty solid" covers it, but sometimes "pretty solid" is what you want.

Well exactly, this makes the current will.i.am/Britney joint sound like it's made of, ahem, balsa.

I really like Barriers but I love the single. The video is a bit dull but I guess they're just trying to keep it simple. I'm so excited to have them back!

Poor Suede. Bowie blowin up their spot when they put out "Barriers" - MBV doin the same for this...

Pretty good tune though!

Listening to a live version of 'Sabotage' on BBC 6music while waiting for the new OMD single to be played. Sounds pretty damn good.

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/10/173863969/first-listen-suede-bloodsports

Ok, this is great. It's everything I wanted from the album. I'm such a happy Suede fan right now.

They've just posted a link to this stream over on Facebook, going to fire it up for my first listen in a few minutes... feeling very excited about this!